Aids Awareness Month
Aids Awareness Month
Gay Bingoand Aids Research
For decades bingo has been used by the Catholic Church as a fundraising tool for the respective charities the church engages in. In fact if you mention bingo most people without delay think of Friday and Saturday nights in a smoky church basement or recreation hall. As a fundraising tool bingo has been wildly successful for the church and proceeds to be a mainstay of their fundraising efforts. Bingo enables local parishes to keep tuition at parochial schools affordable, funds building maintenance and improvements, and supports missionary work worldwide. The revenue generated by bingo games has enabled churches, veterans, and charitable organizations to engage in works for the mutual good.
In the past decade the Gay community has embraced bingo with a payback and flamboyance that brings new life to the game. Almost all the major cities in the US have one or various Gay themed bingo games and seats at some of these games are as sought after as front row seats at a new Broadway production and are just as hard to get. These games have raised millions for AIDS exploration and other charities.
What is in all likelihood the most standard bingo game in the United States takes place in Los Angeles at the frequent bar and restaurant Hamburger Mary’s. Since 1998 ‘Legendary Bingo’ has been raising cash for respective charities and the arts and it has been approximated that over 1.5 million dollars have gone to charities ranging from AIDS exploration to Habitat for Humanity. The games were basi kept at a local gourmet coffee shop and moved to their present venue at Hamburger Mary’s.
Within a short time celebrities begun showing up at these wildly standard games and the tradition of celebrity bingo callers began. The list is rather impressive and past callers have included, Ed Asner, Linda Blair, Ruth Buzzi, Courteney Cox, Daryl Hannah, Perez Hilton, Lisa Kudrow, Rod McKuen, Tori Spelling, and others too a heap of to mention. Games are held steadily in West Hollywood, Palm Springs, and Newport Beach. Legendary Bingo is effortlessly one of the hottest events in the Los Angeles area and started a trend that has disseminate all over the US. Like they say on their internet site “This is not your grandmothers’ bingo”, outrageous games, outlandish people and LOTS of fun!
In Philadelphia Gay bingo is immensely ordinary and has a colorful history. Games are held at the Gershmen Y in Center City and each game has a distinguishable theme. Examples include, Glamour Goth, Bitchy Bridesmaids, Rocky Horror, and Madonna Madness to name just a few. Monthly games are hosted by the Philadelphia AIDS Fund and all the cash is used to fund AIDS cognizance programs and preventative action and care services for those living with AIDS. Over the years the Philadelphia AIDS Fund has raised the impressive sum of 12.6 million dollars through gay bingo and a wide potpourri of other fundraisers.
In San Francisco the aptly named ‘Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’ sponsor bingo games that attract both the gay and straight communities. The ‘sisters’ are well known in the San Francisco area for their distinguishable fundraising events. These events have not been without controversy. In 2006 the ‘sisters’ were booted from the Most Holy Redeemer church because of complaints from the church’s congregation. Several charitable organizations were forced to temporarily cut back numerous services financed by the bingo games. Since then the ‘sisters’ have found a new facility and things are running with no problems or difficulties again.
Bingo is distinctly one of the most effective fundraising gimmicks for the gay community. The amount of revenue that has been generated is awful and distinctly demonstrates the solidarity of the gay community. AIDS exploration and social services for the victims of this tragic impairment of normal physiological function have received desperately necessitated funds from gay bingo games nationwide. These games have, in a little way, brought the straight and gay communities closer together and have opened channels of communicating amidst the two groups.
J Davis is a consultant for http://www.BingoHouse.com and writes regarding bingo related issues for http://bingolingo.com and http://www.internetbingoblog.com.
About the Author
J Davis works as a consultant in the online gaming industry and writes for http://www.bingohouse.com, http://www.bingolingo.com ,and http://www.internetbingoblog.com
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1) Rock Hudson - Iconic Hollywood leading man, the introductory major American celebrity whose AIDS diagnosis was made public. Unquestionably, he was one of the most ordinary and well-known movie stars of his time. The public got a double shock when it was revealed he had AIDS and was gay. In 1985, Hudson passed away at the age of 59.
2)Freddie Mercury - Queen's lead singer brought up for his vocal abilities and his charisma. His death led to The Mercury Phoenix Trust anti-AIDS charity and the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness. Died in 1991 at the age of 45 and was inducted into Rock and Roll's Hall of Fame in 2001.
3)Liberace - Flamboyant Las Vegas singer and piano player known for candelabras, lavish costumes, exotic cars and kitchy homes. In the '70s and 80s, Liberace was a major box office attraction in Las Vegas. In 1987, he passed from physical life due to complicatednesses from AIDS.
4)Arthur Ashe - one of the biggest tennis players of all time. Was the original African-American to win a Grand Slam and he went on to gather three. Ashe transcended tennis to become a social activist who led public protests versus apartheid in South Africa; became infected with HIV by way of transfusion for the duration of heart surgery. This Tennis Hall of Famer passed away in 1993 at the age of 49.
5) Isaac Asimov - famous science fiction writer and biochemist. Two of his works were turned into highly successful films - I, Robot and Bicentennial Man. Asimov, who was likewise standard for his science books, became infected by transfused blood for the duration of heart surgery.
6) Earvin "Magic" Johnson - One of the biggest NBA players of all time, Johnson is widely considered as the best point guard ever to play the game. Since publicly announcing he had been infected with the virus HIV, Johnson proceeds to be an advocate for HIV/AIDS preventative action and safe sex.
7)Greg Louganis - Olympic gold medalist in diving. Was the most outstanding novice athlete in 1984 and went on to win back-to-back Olympic golds in both the 3m and 10m diving events. Following the formal publi statement of his HIV status in 1995, Louganis was dropped by majority of his corporate sponsors. Since retiring from diving, Louganis has ventured into acting for the most part in off-Broadway plays.
8)Tommy Morrison - world champion boxer better known for his role as Tommy Gunn in Rocky V. In 1996 it was revealed he was HIV-positive which mechanically retired him from boxing as a competitor. Currently, he is carrying out or participate in a career in Mixed Martial Arts and is attempting to mount a comeback in boxing.
9)Ryan White - expelled from high school because of his infection which he got from contaminated blood for the duration of treatment. White, who was a hemophiliac, became a poster child for HIV/AIDS at a time when the public knew very little in regards to the disease. White made numerous celebrity friends including Michael Jackson whose song "Gone Too Soon" was a tribute to the teenage AIDS victim. White passed away in 1990 at a young age of 18.
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